Windows.UI.Xaml.Automation.Provider Namespace

Defines provider patterns that are implemented by automation peers and recognized by automation clients.

Classes

IRawElementProviderSimple

Provides methods and properties that expose basic information about a UI element. IRawElementProviderSimple is a Windows Runtime class, not an interface.

Interfaces

IAnnotationProvider

Exposes the properties of an annotation in a document. Implement this interface in order to support the capabilities that an automation client requests with a GetPattern call and PatternInterface.Annotation.

ICustomNavigationProvider

Exposes a method to support access by a Microsoft UI Automation client to controls that support a custom navigation order. Implement ICustomNavigationProvider to support the capabilities that an automation client requests with a GetPattern call and PatternInterface.CustomNavigation.

IDockProvider

Exposes methods and properties to support access by a Microsoft UI Automation client to controls that expose their dock properties in a docking container. Implement this interface in order to support the capabilities that an automation client requests with a GetPattern call and PatternInterface.Dock.

IDragProvider

Enables a Microsoft UI Automation element to describe itself as an element that can be dragged as part of a drag-and-drop operation. Implement this interface in order to support the capabilities that an automation client requests with a GetPattern call and PatternInterface.Drag.

IDropTargetProvider

Enables a Microsoft UI Automation element to describe itself as an element that can receive a drop of a dragged element as part of a drag-and-drop operation. Implement this interface in order to support the capabilities that an automation client requests with a GetPattern call and PatternInterface.DropTarget.

IExpandCollapseProvider

Exposes methods and properties to support access by a Microsoft UI Automation client to controls that visually expand to display content and that collapse to hide content. Implement this interface in order to support the capabilities that an automation client requests with a GetPattern call and PatternInterface.ExpandCollapse.

IGridItemProvider

Exposes methods and properties to support access by a Microsoft UI Automation client to individual child controls of containers that implement IGridProvider. Implement this interface in order to support the capabilities that an automation client requests with a GetPattern call and PatternInterface.GridItem.

IGridProvider

Exposes methods and properties to support access by a Microsoft UI Automation client to controls that act as containers for a collection of child elements. Implement this interface in order to support the capabilities that an automation client requests with a GetPattern call and PatternInterface.Grid.

IInvokeProvider

Exposes a method to support Microsoft UI Automation access to controls that initiate or perform a single, unambiguous action and do not maintain state when activated. Implement this interface in order to support the capabilities that an automation client requests with a GetPattern call and PatternInterface.Invoke.

IItemContainerProvider

Exposes a Microsoft UI Automation method to enable applications to find an element in a container, such as a virtualized list. Implement this interface in order to support the capabilities that an automation client requests with a GetPattern call and PatternInterface.ItemContainer.

IMultipleViewProvider

Exposes methods and properties to support Microsoft UI Automation client access to controls that provide, and are able to switch between, multiple representations of the same set of information or child controls. Implement this interface in order to support the capabilities that an automation client requests with a GetPattern call and PatternInterface.MultipleView.

IObjectModelProvider

Provides access to the underlying object model implemented by a control or app.

IRangeValueProvider

Exposes methods and properties to support access by a Microsoft UI Automation client to controls that can be set to a value within a range. Implement this interface in order to support the capabilities that an automation client requests with a GetPattern call and PatternInterface.RangeValue.

IScrollItemProvider

Exposes methods and properties to support access by Microsoft UI Automation client to individual child controls of containers that implement IScrollProvider. Implement this interface in order to support the capabilities that an automation client requests with a GetPattern call and PatternInterface.ScrollItem.

IScrollProvider

Exposes methods and properties to support access by a Microsoft UI Automation client to a control that acts as a scrollable container for a collection of child objects. The children of this element must implement IScrollItemProvider. Implement IScrollProvider in order to support the capabilities that an automation client requests with a GetPattern call and PatternInterface.Scroll.

ISelectionItemProvider

Exposes methods and properties to support access by a Microsoft UI Automation client to individual, selectable child controls of containers that implement ISelectionProvider. Implement this interface in order to support the capabilities that an automation client requests with a GetPattern call and PatternInterface.SelectionItem.

ISelectionProvider

Exposes methods and properties to support access by a Microsoft UI Automation client to controls that act as containers for a collection of individual, selectable child items. The children of this element must implement ISelectionItemProvider. Implement ISelectionProvider in order to support the capabilities that an automation client requests with a GetPattern call and PatternInterface.SelectionItem.

ISpreadsheetItemProvider

Provides access to information about an item (cell) in a spreadsheet.

ISpreadsheetProvider

Provides access to items (cells) in a spreadsheet.

IStylesProvider

Provides access to the visual styles associated with the content of a document.

ISynchronizedInputProvider

Enables Microsoft UI Automation client applications to direct the mouse or keyboard input to a specific UI element.

ITableItemProvider

Exposes methods and properties to support Microsoft UI Automation client access to child controls of containers that implement ITableProvider. Implement this interface in order to support the capabilities that an automation client requests with a GetPattern call and PatternInterface.TableItem.

ITableProvider

Exposes methods and properties to support access by a Microsoft UI Automation client to controls that act as containers for a collection of child elements. The children of this element must implement ITableItemProvider and be organized in a two-dimensional logical coordinate system that can be traversed (a Microsoft UI Automation client can move to adjacent controls, which are headers or cells of the table) by using the keyboard.

ITextChildProvider

Provides access to a text-based control that is a child of another text-based control. Implement this interface in order to support the capabilities that an automation client requests with a GetPattern call and PatternInterface.TextChild.

ITextEditProvider

Extends the ITextProvider interface to support access by a Microsoft UI Automation client to controls that support programmatic text-edit actions. Implement ITextEditProvider in order to support the capabilities that an automation client requests with a GetPattern call and PatternInterface.TextEdit.

ITextProvider

Exposes methods and properties to support Microsoft UI Automation client access to controls that contain text. Implement this interface in order to support the capabilities that an automation client requests with a GetPattern call and PatternInterface.Text.

ITextProvider2

Extends the ITextProvider interface to enable Microsoft UI Automation providers to expose textual content that is the target of an annotation or selection. Implement this interface in order to support the capabilities that an automation client requests with a GetPattern call and PatternInterface.Text2.

ITextRangeProvider

Exposes methods and properties to support Microsoft UI Automation client access to a span of continuous text in a text container that implements ITextProvider.

ITextRangeProvider2

Extends the ITextRange interface to enable Microsoft UI Automation providers to programmatically open context menus that are contextual to text input operations.

IToggleProvider

Exposes methods and properties to support Microsoft UI Automation client access to controls that can cycle through a set of states and maintain a particular state. Implement this interface in order to support the capabilities that an automation client requests with a GetPattern call and PatternInterface.Toggle.

ITransformProvider

Exposes methods and properties to support access by a Microsoft UI Automation client to controls or elements that can be moved, resized, or rotated within a two-dimensional space. Implement this interface in order to support the capabilities that an automation client requests with a GetPattern call and PatternInterface.Transform.

ITransformProvider2

Extends the ITransformProvider interface to enable Microsoft UI Automation providers to expose API to support the viewport zooming functionality of a control.

IValueProvider

Exposes methods and properties to support access by a Microsoft UI Automation client to controls that have an intrinsic value that does not span a range and that can be represented as a string. Implement this interface in order to support the capabilities that an automation client requests with a GetPattern call and PatternInterface.Value.

IVirtualizedItemProvider

Exposes a method to support the virtualized item control pattern. Implement this interface in order to support the capabilities that an automation client requests with a GetPattern call and PatternInterface.VirtualizedItem.

IWindowProvider

Exposes methods and properties to support access by a Microsoft UI Automation client to controls that provide fundamental window-based functionality within a traditional graphical user interface (GUI). Implement this interface in order to support the capabilities that an automation client requests with a GetPattern call and PatternInterface.Window.